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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for 2026-05-28 ( 12 items )  
Dartmouth College: Frank Family Gives $25 Million for Dartmouth Dialogues (10)
HANOVER, New Hampshire, May 28 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Frank Family Gives $25 Million for Dartmouth Dialogues The gift is powering a $50 million campaign to endow the civil discourse initiative. - Karen and Jim Frank '65 and their son Daniel '92 have committed $25 million to support Dartmouth Dialogues--a national model for facilitating challenging conversations across campus and giving students the skills to build bridges across personal and political divides. more PR

HAWAII A.G. LOPEZ LEADS COALITION OPPOSING KIDS ACT, SUPPORTS STRONGER ONLINE PROTECTIONS FOR CHILDREN (10)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 28 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on May 27, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ LEADS COALITION OPPOSING KIDS ACT, SUPPORTS STRONGER ONLINE PROTECTIONS FOR CHILDREN Attorney General Anne Lopez today announced that Hawaii and three other states are leading a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general opposing the federal Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act ("KIDS Act"), H.R. 7757, arguing the bill would weaken states' ability to more PR

Pa. AG Sunday Joins Coalition Opposing KIDS Act, Supports Stronger Online Protections for Children (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 26 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Sunday Joins Coalition Opposing KIDS Act, Supports Stronger Online Protections for Children * HARRISBURG - Attorney General Sunday announced today Pennsylvania has joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general opposing the federal Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act ("KIDS Act"), H.R. 7757, arguing the bill would weaken states' ability to protect children  more PR

Patriotism and Partnership: U.S. 250th and 80 Years of Philippine Ties (10)
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, May 27 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: * * * Patriotism and Partnership: U.S. 250th and 80 Years of Philippine Ties * JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - In celebration of the 250th anniversary of U.S. Independence, the Air Force Band of the Pacific completed a musical tour across the Philippines from March 4-14, 2026. Combining patriotism with purpose, the six Airman musicians performed side by side with Filipino servi more PR

SEMI Foundation and the U.S. National Science Foundation Launch First Four Regional Nodes of the National Network for Microelectronics Education (10)
MILPITAS, California, May 27 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, posted the following news release on May 26, 2026: * * * SEMI Foundation and the U.S. National Science Foundation Launch First Four Regional Nodes of the National Network for Microelectronics Education (NNME) National Workforce Infrastructure Initiative Activates More Than 325 Organizations Across the United States to Accelerate America's Microelectronics Talent Pipeline  more PR

Sen. Sanders, 34 Senators Demand McMahon Reverse Failed Policies, Protect Students From Discrimination and Harassment (10)
WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on May 27, 2026: * * * Sanders, 34 Senators Demand McMahon Reverse Failed Policies, Protect Students from Discrimination and Harassment After the Trump administration tried to fire more than half of the investigators tasked with protecting the civil rights of students and left students nationwide without protection from alleged  more PR

Sen. Sanders, 34 Senators Demand McMahon Reverse Failed Policies, Protect Students From Discrimination and Harassment (10)
WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on May 27, 2026: * * * Sanders, 34 Senators Demand McMahon Reverse Failed Policies, Protect Students from Discrimination and Harassment After the Trump administration tried to fire more than half of the investigators tasked with protecting the civil rights of students and left students nationwide without protection from alleged civil rights violations, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Sen more PR

Tennessee Attorney General Skrmetti Joins Coalition Opposing KIDS Act, Supports Stronger Online Protections for Children (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 26 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Attorney General Skrmetti Joins Coalition Opposing KIDS Act, Supports Stronger Online Protections for Children * Today, Attorney General Skrmetti announced Tennessee has joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general opposing the federal Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act ("KIDS Act"), H.R. 7757, arguing the bill would weaken states' ability to protect children online more PR

Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent Highlights Civics Education at 'History Rocks!' Event in Hawaii (10)
WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent Highlights Civics Education at 'History Rocks!' Event in Hawaii * HONOLULU, HI -Yesterday, U.S. Department of Education Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent visited Mokulele Elementary School as part of the U.S. Department of Education's national History Rocks! Trail to Independence Tour, in celebration of America's upco more PR

Va. A.G. Jones Advocates for Stronger Guardrails Around Internet Safety (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, May 28 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Advocates for Stronger Guardrails Around Internet Safety Joins coalition of Attorneys General in letter opposing bill that would weaken digital safety for Virginia's children - Today, Attorney General Jay Jones joined a coalition of Attorneys General writing in opposition to the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS Act), H.R. 7757. Despite its name, th more PR

Welch Joins Bill to Increase Tax on Stock Buybacks as Major Oil and Gas Companies Profit Off Trump's War in Iran (10)
WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Bill to Increase Tax on Stock Buybacks as Major Oil and Gas Companies Profit Off Trump's War in Iran * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, cosponsored the Taxing Buybacks from Big Oil Windfalls Act, legislation led by Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senator M more PR

Wildlife Society: Why Did Monk Seals Decline in Parts of Hawaii? (10)
BETHESDA, Maryland, May 27 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * Why did monk seals decline in parts of Hawaii? Decades of data tracking monk seals and fisheries in parts of Hawaii have revealed patterns in fisheries as potential clues to why the endangered marine mammals declined. While many were concerned that lobster fishing was removing seal prey, a look at the larger picture shows that if lobster fishing played any role, it was t more PR